He overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and founded a new dynasty, Joseon. As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of ...

(PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) The museum clarified that the widely recognized 12-dish royal table became prominent during the late Joseon period under King Gojong and King Sunjong. Before then ...

He is known as the king who led his country in the most peaceful and steady way during the Joseon times. However, was Seongjong really a wise king? Seongjong was enthroned by Queen Jeong-hee ...

Set in Joseon, the series follows the brilliant ... is a 2019 drama in which Yeo Jin-goo plays a poor clown who has to take the place of a king who is mentally ill. Ha-seon, who looks identical ...

By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced the Qing dynasty of China and Japan to open their doors and then asked the same of Joseon, but Joseon duly rejected such requests. Joseon did not ...

To celebrate her legacy, a number of contemporary novels, films and dramas have reimagined Shin's life as a gifted woman of Joseon ... caught the attention of King Jeongjo, who praised her ...

During the reign of King Sejong in the 15th century, the Joseon Dynasty was the embodiment of the perfect state. To the Ming China, the aspiring imperial power, Joseon presented an obstacle to ...